Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

Chapter 227 An Eye for an Eye

Dalton seemed completely lost, staring blankly ahead while everyone around him buzzed about the cello performance.

It was as if he had drifted away from reality.

Lydia's heart raced with anxiety.

She cautiously glanced at his expression and softly called out, "Dalton..."

But he didn't respond, caught in his own world.

Just then, Walter approached. "Ms. Lydia Stone, Mr. Aniston wants to see you."

Startled, she instinctively looked over at Chandler, meeting his intense, cold gaze.

A knot tightened in her stomach. She knew something was off.

Feeling guilty about her actions, she gently tugged on Dalton's sleeve, hoping he would say something to ease the tension.

But he remained utterly unresponsive, lost in thought.

With a resigned sigh, Lydia followed Walter to Chandler.

They entered a dimly lit corridor, where an unsettling silence

hung in the air.

tossed a bottle of liquid down in front of her, his face. devoid

chill run down her spine. "Chandler, what is

replied, casually smoking a cigarette, his gaze fixed on her with a

going to drink it yourself, or should I have Walter

aversion and was filled with contempt for

her lips pale as she gazed

streamed through the window, highlighting his striking features and making

a cloud of smoke, not bothering to

welled in her

stayed silent for what felt like an eternity, Walter interjected, "Ms. Lydia Stone, you're perfectly capable of drinking this yourself, so please don't make me force it down your throat. My girlfriend would kill me if

down Lydia's cheek. "Chandler, Meryl didn't

drink was spiked with enough powerful ingredients to cause serious

she was saving it for you. Did you even consider the consequences of messing around at

unwilling to waste any more time on her. "Or do you want Dalton to drink it

broke out on

Dalton, her standing with him would

lip, she finally said, "I'll drink

a smirk

loud rumble

abdomen, she felt an urgent need

she turned a corner, she